Real Estate Insights: Key issues ahead of the Autumn Budget

With the Autumn 2026 Budget approaching, the UK real estate sector is watching closely to see how the Government balances fiscal discipline with its ambitions for growth, investment and development. In this Real Estate Insight podcast, Laura Sheftel, Senior Knowledge Lawyer, and Julia Heyn, Senior Associate in our Real Estate team, look ahead to the Budget and consider what announcements might be on the horizon for UK real estate.

From the viability challenges facing residential development and measures aimed at supporting home ownership, to business rates, the future of the high street and the infrastructure constraints affecting logistics and data centres, this podcast considers what the industry will be watching for when the Chancellor delivers the Budget.

With costs and regulatory requirements continuing to shape development decisions, and access to infrastructure presenting its own challenges for some of the sectors targeted for growth, the discussion considers some of the practical realities behind the Government’s ambitions and what Budget measures we might see on 28 October relevant to those issues.

Listen to the podcast for our take on the key issues and what the Budget could mean for the real estate market.